Spelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling BeeSpelling Bee Solver: Daily Hints and Answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee
May 16, 2022 | Expanded Spelling Bee Answers and More
This page lists expanded answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee from May 16, 2022, including disallowed words, alongside other analysis.


Instructions

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center letter IACHRTU
Spelling Bee for May 16, 2022

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Center letter H: May 20, 2023
Center letter T: May 25, 2021

words: 179
score: 988 pts
pangrams: 3
perfect: 2
bingo: yes

A x 39
C x 56
H x 14
I x 6
R x 11
T x 44
U x 9

4L x 30
5L x 58
6L x 40
7L x 22
8L x 13
9L x 13
10L x 2
12L x 1

  4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 tot
A 7 11 6 7 2 5 - 1 39
C 8 19 13 8 3 3 2 - 56
H 2 4 5 1 1 1 - - 14
I 1 2 1 1 1 - - - 6
R 3 5 2 - 1 - - - 11
T 7 16 10 4 4 3 - - 44
U 2 1 3 1 1 1 - - 9
tot 30 58 40 22 13 13 2 1 179

debut appearances 1
newly disallowed words 1 aitch

AUTARCHIC, HAIRCUT, UTCHARI

word       length      
AARTI 5
ACACIA 6
ACAI 4
ACARI 5
ACCIACCATURA 12
ACHARI 6
ACHIRA 6
ACRATIA 7
ACRATIC 7
ACRITARCH 9
ACTARIT 7
ACTI 4
AIRCAR 6
AIRT 4
AIRTH 5
AITCH 5 newly disallowed
AITU 4
ARACARI 7
ARACHIC 7
ARATI 5
ARAUCARIA 9
ARCHAIC 7
ARCI 4
ARCTIC 6
ARIA 4
ARTHRITIC 9
ARTIC 5
ARUI 4
ATACTIC 7
ATARACTIC 9
ATARI 5
ATRIA 5
ATRICHIA 8
ATRICHIC 8
ATTIC 5
ATTRIT 6
AURIC 5
AUTARCHIC 9 pangram
AUTIC 5
CACHIRI 7
CACTI 5
CAIR 4
CARRI 5
CARRITCH 8
CATARACTIC 10
CATHAIR 7
CATHARTIC 9
CAURI 5
CHAI 4
CHAIR 5
CHARCHARI 9
CHATI 5
CHATTI 6
CHHATRI 7
CHIA 4
CHIC 4
CHICA 5
CHICH 5
CHICHA 6
CHICHI 6
CHIHUAHUA 9 debut
CHIRATA 7
CHIRR 5
CHIRU 5
CHIT 4
CHITCHAT 8
CHITHI 6
CHITTHI 7
CHITTI 6
CHIURA 6
CHURI 5
CICUTA 6
CIRCA 5
CIRCAR 6
CIRCI 5
CIRCUIT 7
CIRRHI 6
CIRRI 5
CITHARA 7
CITHARAI 8
CITRATURIA 10
CITRI 5
CITRIC 6
CRAIC 5
CRATIC 6
CRIA 4
CRIT 4
CRITH 5
CRITIC 6
CUICA 5
CUIT 4
CUIUI 5
CURARI 6
CURATIC 7
CURIA 5
HAIR 4
HAIRCUT 7 perfect pangram
HAITCH 6
HAITH 5
HARIRA 6
HATTI 5
HIATIC 6
HIRCARRA 8
HIRCARRAH 9
HIRCIC 6
HITCH 5
HUATIA 6
HUIA 4
HUTIA 5
IATRARCH 8
ICHTHIC 7
ICTIC 5
IRITIC 6
ITCH 4
ITTAR 5
RACHITIC 8
RAHUI 5
RAIAT 5
RAITA 5
RHAITA 6
RIAH 4
RIATA 5
RICH 4
RICHT 5
RICRAC 6
RITT 4
TACHI 5
TACHIAI 7
TACIT 5
TACTIC 6
TACTITIC 8
TAHARI 6
TAHRI 5
TAHRIR 6
TAIAHA 6
TAICHI 6
TAIRA 5
TAIT 4
TARAI 5
TARICTIC 8
TARTARIC 8
TAURIC 6
THAIR 5
THIR 4
TIAR 4
TIARA 5
TIATR 5
TICH 4
TICTAC 6
TIRR 4
TIRTHA 6
TITCH 5
TITHI 5
TITI 4
TRAIT 5
TRIAC 5
TRIACT 6
TRIARCH 7
TRIARCHIC 9
TRIARII 7
TRIATIC 7
TRICA 5
TRICAR 6
TRICH 5
TRICHITIC 9
TRICTRAC 8
TRIT 4
TRITACTIC 9
TRUTI 5
TUTTI 5
URACHI 6
URARI 5
URATIC 6
URATURIA 8
URIC 4
URTICA 6
URTICARIA 9
UTCHARI 7 perfect pangram
UTIA 4

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